Andreas Herzog

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Andreas Herzog

Full name	Andreas Herzog
Date of birth	September 10, 1968 (1968-09-10) (age 39)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986-1992 1992-1995 1995-1996 1996-2001 2002-2003 2004 1986-2004	First Vienna FC (loan) Rapid Vienna Werder Bremen Bayern Munich Werder Bremen Rapid Vienna Los Angeles Galaxy Total	129 0(33) 094 0(26) 028 00(2) 142 0(32) 041 00(4) 027 00(4) 461 (101)
National team²
1988-2003	Austria	103 0(27)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Andreas Herzog (born September 10, 1968 in Vienna, Austria) is a former Austrian football player, the country's all-time cap leader. Herzog was well-known for his ability to score stunning free-kicks. He began his career at Rapid Vienna, but was sent out on loan to First Vienna FC [1] during 1987-88. Herzog quickly became successful and was recalled to Rapid to start the 1988-89 season.

On the club level, Herzog played for Rapid Vienna (1986-92, 2001-03), First Vienna FC (loan) 1988, Werder Bremen (1992-95, 1996-2002), Bayern Munich (1995-1996), ending his career with Los Angeles Galaxy (2004). He played in the 1990 and 1998 World Cups for Austria, and scored 27 goals. He remains the highest capped national player with 103 appearances.

In 2004, Herzog signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Under head coach, Sigi Schmid, Herzog played well. Following a mid season coaching change, Herzog saw his playing time decrease. At the end of the season, he retired.

v • d • e Austria squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup

1 Lindenberger • 2 Aigner • 3 Pecl • 4 Pfeffer • 5 Schöttel • 6 Zsak • 7 Russ • 8 Artner • 9 Polster • 10 Linzmaier • 11 Hörtnagl • 12 Baur • 13 Ogris • 14 Rodax • 15 Keglevits • 16 Reisinger • 17 Pfeifenberger • 18 Streiter • 19 Glatzmeyer • 20 Herzog • 21 Konsel • 22 Konrad • Coach: Hickersberger

v • d • e Austria squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Konsel • 2 Schopp • 3 Schöttel • 4 Pfeffer • 5 Feiersinger • 6 Kogler • 7 Haas • 8 Pfeifenberger • 9 Vastić • 10 Herzog • 11 Amerhauser • 12 Hiden • 13 Cerny • 14 Reinmayr • 15 Wetl • 16 Wohlfahrt • 17 Mählich • 18 Stöger • 19 Polster • 20 Heraf • 21 Knaller • 22 Kühbauer • Coach: Prohaska

Awards
Preceded by Nestor Gorosito	Austrian Footballer of the Year 1992	Succeeded by Franz Wohlfahrt

Persondata
NAME	Herzog, Andreas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional football player
DATE OF BIRTH	September 10, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna, Austria
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH